Career arc
Banzuke position every tournament in Makuuchi - 1 is the very top (Yokozuna 1 East), higher numbers sit lower. Gold ★ marks a tournament championship; ◆ a special prize. Peak reached Yokozuna 1 West in 1998 Nov.
Win rate by opponent tier 727 bouts
Records bucketed by where the opponent was ranked the day of the bout. A quick read on "is he beating who he should?".
| Opponents | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|
| Sanyaku | 120-102 | 54% |
| Maegashira 1-8 | 318-115 | 73% |
| Maegashira 9-17 | 48-24 | 67% |
| Juryo | — | — |
| Lower | — | — |
Head-to-head top 24 most-met, by win %
Among the 24 opponents this wrestler met most often, sorted by his win rate. Truncated by meetings first so the percentages stay meaningful (no "100% 1-0" surprises). Click any name for that opponent's profile.
| Opponent | W–L | % | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higonoumi | 13–1 | 93 | 1999 |
| Mainoumi | 12–1 | 92 | 1996 |
| Asahiyutaka | 10–1 | 91 | 1998 |
| Kenko | 15–3 | 83 | 1997 |
| Terao | 19–5 | 79 | 1999 |
| Kyokudozan | 11–3 | 79 | 1994 |
| Tochinowaka | 21–7 | 75 | 1998 |
| Oginishiki | 9–3 | 75 | 1998 |
| Daishoho | 11–4 | 73 | 1996 |
| Tamakasuga | 13–5 | 72 | 2000 |
| Kotonowaka | 23–10 | 70 | 1999 |
| Kotoinazuma | 9–4 | 69 | 1997 |
| Kitakachidoki | 9–4 | 69 | 1997 |
| Tosanoumi | 12–6 | 67 | 1999 |
| Tochiazuma | 8–4 | 67 | 2000 |
| Kirishima | 9–5 | 64 | 1995 |
| Konishiki | 12–7 | 63 | 1997 |
| Kushimaumi | 10–6 | 63 | 1995 |
| Kotonishiki | 24–16 | 60 | 1999 |
| Musoyama | 14–11 | 56 | 1999 |
| Kaio | 15–13 | 54 | 1999 |
| Mitoizumi | 8–8 | 50 | 1997 |
| Akebono | 17–18 | 49 | 1998 |
| Musashimaru | 14–24 | 37 | 1999 |
Kimarite
The winning techniques behind every decisive bout. Left: moves that ended bouts in this wrestler's favour. Right: moves opponents used to beat him. Hover any name for a plain-language description.
Winning techniques
Honors
Every yusho (★) and sansho (Shukun-sho / Kanto-sho / Gino-sho) earned, in chronological order with the rank held at the time.
- 1991 Sep Shukun-sho Maegashira 3 West
- 1991 Sep Gino-sho Maegashira 3 West
- 1992 Jan Gino-sho Maegashira 1 West
- 1992 May Gino-sho Maegashira 7 West
- 1993 Jan Gino-sho Maegashira 3 East
- 1993 Mar ★ Yusho Komusubi 1 East
- 1993 Mar Shukun-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 1993 Mar Gino-sho Komusubi 1 East
- 1993 May Shukun-sho Sekiwake 1 West
- 1993 Jul Gino-sho Sekiwake 1 East
- 1995 Nov ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 West
- 1997 Jan ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
- 1998 Mar ★ Yusho Ozeki 2 East
- 1998 May ★ Yusho Ozeki 1 East
Similar fighters by kimarite mix
Closest stylistic profiles, by cosine similarity over each rikishi's normalized winning-kimarite vector. Requires 60+ Makuuchi wins on both sides.
Closest fighting-style profiles by kimarite mix. Needs 60+ Makuuchi wins to compare.